Anti-Bullying Day, Earth Day, Aboriginal Day,… These, and many others, are important days to help raise awareness around wrong-doings that occur in our schools and society. What we MUST be aware of is that just because we participate in these… Continue Reading
“Instead of worrying about the message your school is sending on social media platforms, consider the message your school is sending by NOT engaging with social media at all.” M. Peacock via Ferriter, Ramsden, Sheninger. A few years ago, I… Continue Reading
For the past few weeks, I have been wondering why the loss of a former student has hit me so hard (please read this post as it will help make sense of this one). Andrew was a great kid.. but… Continue Reading
In June, I offered our intermediate teachers the opportunity to attend, with me, a one day session with Tom Schimmer on the topic of “10 Things That Matter From Assessment to Grading” (based on his newly released book of the… Continue Reading
As educators, we are often faced with an opportunity to take the easy road or the hard road. The easy road often works for us as parents, teachers, administrators but it rarely works for kids. The difficult road may be… Continue Reading
EVERY child has a strength inside them; it is our job, as educators, to bring this out. “Recognizing ALL Students” is a page designed to showcase the success stories of schools that have moved away from the traditional awards ceremonies… Continue Reading
EVERY child has a strength inside them; it is our job, as educators, to bring this out. “Recognizing ALL Students” is a page designed to showcase the success stories of schools that have moved away from the traditional awards ceremonies… Continue Reading
Many people have been asking about information on the topic of awards ceremonies in school. I did have a Diigo page going (on motivation) but I thought I would add a page on my blog that highlights the words of… Continue Reading
Originally posted at Connected Principals blog. While reading Carol Dweck’s “Mindset“, I came across this great quote from Lou Gerstner: “Hierarchy means very little to me. Let’s put together in meetings the people who can help solve a problem, regardless… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, a teacher whomI have come to know very well and whom I highly respect, David Wees, sent me a message on Twitter that he had an exciting opportunity to share. The following day, we caught up… Continue Reading